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mamao

🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico

What does “mamao” mean?

wimp, pushover

Example

“No seas mamao, salta al agua.”
Don't be a wimp, jump in the water.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

🙄 Teasing

The textbook way to say it: cobarde

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